H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Elise Mertens vs Kiki Bertens H2H: 3-1

Elise Mertens holds a 3–1 lead over Kiki Bertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2019 Qatar Open quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Kiki Bertens
NED Age 34 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #21 6-4 6-3 Kiki Bertens #8 Match data Feb 15, 2019* QF Qatar Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kiki Bertens #9 6-2 6-7(6) 6-4 Elise Mertens #12 Match data Dec 31, 2018 R32 Brisbane International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elise Mertens #46 4-6 6-4 6-2 Kiki Bertens #25 Match data Aug 23, 2017* R32 New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elise Mertens #127 6-2 7-5 Kiki Bertens #22 Match data Jan 13, 2017* QF Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elise Mertens #20 #12 3,685 2,000 320 205 61.0% 0 0 0 2 8 10
Kiki Bertens #25 #4 5,430 2,004 216 172 55.7% 0 2 0 3 6 11

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Elise Mertens Kiki Bertens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2011 0–1 0.0% #182 1,493 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2012 11–12 47.8% #63 1,580 0 1
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2013 14–19 42.4% #87 1,551 0 1
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2014 11–14 44.0% #68 1,579 0 1
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2015 7–17 29.2% #104 1,520 0 1
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2016 26–20 56.5% #22 1,689 0 2
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2017 30–26 53.6% #31 1,696 0 5
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2018 46–23 66.7% #9 1,911 0 8
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2019 57–26 68.7% #9 1,897 0 10
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2020 13–6 68.4% #9 1,882 0 11
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2021 1–8 11.1% #25 1,733 0 11
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Elise Mertens Kiki Bertens
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 5 7 12 41.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2013 5 8 13 38.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2014 5 10 15 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2015 3 12 15 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2016 7 14 21 33.3% 17 5 22 77.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2017 7 16 23 30.4% 23 7 30 76.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2018 26 15 41 63.4% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 30 18 48 62.5% 18 5 23 78.3% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2020 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2021 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — — — — — 98 107 205 47.8% 95 45 140 67.9% 20 19 39 51.3% 3 1 4 75.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 495/526 of Elise Mertens's and 361/388 of Kiki Bertens's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Elise Mertens Kiki Bertens
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 1/1 3.0 5.0 53.7% 61.1% 32.3% 50.0% 42.9% 47.8% 40.9%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2012 23/23 2.9 4.1 60.5% 65.3% 41.1% 49.3% 48.2% 55.7% 42.3%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2013 30/33 2.2 5.5 57.6% 61.8% 42.9% 51.9% 45.5% 54.1% 43.7%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2014 22/25 2.7 4.0 58.1% 60.8% 44.5% 49.6% 41.8% 53.8% 45.8%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2015 19/24 1.9 5.1 63.9% 59.1% 51.6% 53.8% 57.3% 56.1% 36.8%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2016 45/46 3.8 3.4 60.1% 67.4% 47.6% 55.6% 44.9% 59.0% 46.0%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2017 54/56 4.5 4.4 55.5% 71.4% 43.7% 54.1% 50.0% 59.1% 45.9%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2018 64/69 4.8 4.0 58.0% 69.1% 47.9% 51.8% 51.7% 60.0% 46.8%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2019 76/83 5.6 4.4 57.1% 72.6% 47.2% 58.5% 48.8% 61.8% 43.6%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2020 19/19 4.2 3.8 63.7% 68.3% 43.5% 59.6% 57.0% 59.1% 47.0%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2021 8/9 1.5 4.8 64.5% 58.8% 40.4% 44.2% 43.1% 51.9% 37.9%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 361/388 4.0 4.3 58.6% 67.8% 45.8% 54.1% 49.0% 58.5% 44.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Elise Mertens Kiki Bertens
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1494 97.6 +1.77 -1.03 0.783 44.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.13
20 2016 1546 114.6 +0.31 +2.24 1.071 51.6% — — +187 53.3% +0.73 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.48 2012 1580 118.0 +0.05 -1.16 0.955 49.1% -24 +11 +4 47.1% -0.27 5–2 (71%) 3–1 (75%) 107.6 -0.87
21 2017 1734 133.6 +0.24 +2.71 1.057 51.3% -42 -32 -72 54.4% +0.38 10–6 (63%) 6–8 (43%) 104.5 -1.32 2013 1551 121.8 -1.34 -0.74 0.952 48.8% +33 +22 — 44.6% -0.39 5–7 (42%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 -1.04
22 2018 1820 149.2 +2.19 +3.65 1.136 52.8% -27 +78 -134 64.7% +1.14 11–6 (65%) 10–9 (53%) 102.7 +1.85 2014 1580 124.4 -1.78 +0.96 0.993 49.7% -23 +77 — 47.2% -0.02 4–5 (44%) 3–3 (50%) 100.6 -0.24
23 2019 1841 151.4 +3.21 +3.08 1.150 52.7% +18 -36 -88 58.2% +0.82 9–12 (43%) 6–9 (40%) 95.6 -0.24 2015 1520 114.8 -1.77 -2.92 0.837 46.5% -52 +93 +82 34.5% -1.07 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.7 -1.23
24 2020 1934 157.8 +3.90 +3.73 1.228 54.2% +19 -60 — 67.6% +1.38 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) 98.9 -0.09 2016 1689 132.6 +2.91 +1.95 1.122 52.4% -129 +137 -72 54.6% +0.61 6–5 (55%) 6–5 (55%) 101.8 -1.68
25 2021 1845 151.6 +1.62 +4.16 1.112 52.2% +60 +64 -104 60.3% +0.89 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 101.2 -0.07 2017 1696 135.9 +2.41 +1.24 1.122 52.6% -173 +308 -130 54.9% +0.68 3–8 (27%) 3–8 (27%) 90.8 +1.57
26 2022 1789 144.1 +1.46 +3.03 1.134 52.5% +31 +82 -28 55.7% +0.70 7–9 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 94.2 +1.98 2018 1911 154.4 +3.14 +4.20 1.171 53.3% -97 +80 -217 63.3% +1.14 14–12 (54%) 10–15 (40%) 100.3 -1.83
27 2023 1819 147.2 +0.37 +2.82 1.081 51.6% +29 +20 -94 56.6% +0.57 6–8 (43%) 7–3 (70%) 100.3 -0.17 2019 1897 153.7 +4.80 +1.58 1.142 52.4% -14 +155 -90 65.1% +0.95 18–13 (58%) 12–12 (50%) 102.5 +0.54
28 2024 1789 149.2 +1.83 +1.03 1.051 50.7% +1 +82 -81 54.0% +0.28 8–9 (47%) 1–5 (17%) 96.0 -1.04 2020 1883 144.7 +1.90 +2.64 1.150 53.1% +54 +91 — 65.1% +1.09 5–2 (71%) 3–0 (100%) 105.1 +1.01
29 2025 1867 155.7 +3.19 +1.74 1.111 52.0% -32 +16 +59 63.3% +0.97 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) 98.4 -1.11 2021 1733 102.2 -2.11 -1.63 0.787 44.9% +114 +208 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 — — +0.66
30 2026 1899 147.2 +2.55 +2.23 1.122 52.2% -42 -27 +78 59.2% +0.78 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 101.1 +1.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2000 153.9 +2.02 +2.84 1.116 52.2% +3 +18 -22 59.4% +0.80 82–79 (51%) 58–57 (50%) 98.9 +0.19 — 2004 143.8 +2.04 +1.38 1.074 51.4% -53 +144 -88 55.1% +0.46 62–63 (50%) 46–50 (48%) 100.2 -0.84

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.